Rare and Exotic Orchids

Rare and Exotic Orchids
Author: Joel L. Schiff
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2017-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319700340
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Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this number has only continued to blossom. This book is intended for those who wish to learn about the multifaceted nature of this amazing plant. It covers many different aspects of orchid study, from its cultural history to its evolutionary development and from its first discoveries to ongoing scientific research. No matter your specialty or level of orchid expertise, you can find in this book new and fascinating facts and stories that will make you gasp, laugh, and read on. Through the many exotic and beautiful pictures permeating these pages, you will come to know something of the infinite diversity of this plant family and at last learn why so many orchid growers and fanatics have embarked on this same endless path. “I was smitten with this book after reading the very first chapter on the history of Orchids...There are plenty of interesting facts to charm your orchid friends and impress even the most studied researcher... All in all a fabulous read that is well illustrated and with a reference section the likes of which I have never seen before with its vast and varied appendices on a slew of subjects. If you are looking for a book that is engaging and educational with lots of good humor thrown in, then this book is for you. I know that I will treasure my copy for years to come.” -- Laura Newton, American Orchid Society Awards Registrar and Accredited Judge, ORCHIDS Magazine (May, 2018) "Joel L. Schiff brings to life not just the science surrounding orchids, but the human process of recognizing, cataloging, and appreciating them...It's this approach, combined with lovely close-up color photos throughout, which makes Rare and Exotic Orchids a recommendation not just for professionals or botany libraries, but for general-interest readers who will enjoy a highly accessible study that invites an in-depth interest in orchids and their importance to human affairs."-- Diane Donovan’s Pick of the Month (April, 2018)

Rare and Exotic Orchids

Rare and Exotic Orchids
Author: Joel L. Schiff
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre: Electronic book
ISBN: 9783319700359
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Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this number has only continued to blossom. This book is intended for those who wish to learn about the multifaceted nature of this amazing plant. It covers many different aspects of orchid study, from its cultural history to its evolutionary development and from its first discoveries to ongoing scientific research. No matter your specialty or level of orchid expertise, you can find in this book new and fascinating facts and stories that will make you gasp, laugh, and read on. Through the many exotic and beautiful pictures permeating these pages, you will come to know something of the infinite diversity of this plant family and at last learn why so many orchid growers and fanatics have embarked on this same endless, flowering path.

The Orchid Thief

The Orchid Thief
Author: Susan Orlean
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-07-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307795292
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal

Rare Orchids

Rare Orchids
Author: Bela Kalman
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Total Pages: 143
Release: 1999
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780821225677
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The author spent nearly three years photographing thousands of orchids in all their diversity. This volume of the pictures features more than 120 new hybrids, obscure specimens and classic blooms, with informative captions and essays on the history, mystique and hybridization of orchids worldwide.

Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1931

Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1931
Author: Lager and Hurrell
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2018-10-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781396768491
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Excerpt from Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1931: Special List No. 82 All plants marked are hybrids In ordering please use number in left margin only and give number of list. All prices. In this list are net cash, F. O. B. Summit, N. J but 2% may be de ducted when remittance is sent with order. All prices quoted are final irrespective of quantities ordered with exception above mentioned. While we pack and ship the best way we know how, all plants travel at purchaser's risk after we turn them over to the transportation companies. Boxes and packing free. Trusting to be favored with your valued order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About Orchids

About Orchids
Author: Frederick Boyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2014-02-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781496078780
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Drawing from years of experience as an orchid fancier, Frederick Boyle describes the care and procurement of orchids. He retells tales of hunting for rare and exotic orchids in the jungles as well as takes the reader through the process of hybridizing species and examines some of the peculiarities of this most beautiful and temperamental of flowers. This isn't a guide to growing and caring for orchids, so much as it is a open discussion and love letter to them.

Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1930

Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1930
Author: Lager and Hurrell Nursery
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781396315558
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Excerpt from Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1930: Special List No. 81 Watering - When watering see that plenty is given and then allow the plants to_ dry out before giving more, this will keep the compost in the posts in good condition for a long time. The atmosphere in the house should be moderately moist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Special List No. 80

Special List No. 80
Author: Lager and Hurrell
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780656964956
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Excerpt from Special List No. 80: Established Exotic Orchids and Native Hardy Orchids, 1929 The Calanthes are terrestrial orchids, that is they grow in soil. Nearly all of those listed below are deciduous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Book of Orchids

The Book of Orchids
Author: Mark W. Chase
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2017-03-13
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 022622452X
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One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most widely geographically distributed family, after the grasses, yet remains one of the least understood. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable and unexpected diversity and complexity in the taxonomy and phylogeny of these beguiling plants, and the extraordinary means they have evolved in order to ensure the attraction of pollinators. Each species entry includes life-size photographs to capture botanical detail, as well as information on distribution, peak flowering period, and unique attributes--both natural and cultural. The result is a work which will attract and allure, much as the orchids themselves do.